.8” Portable Hard Disk User’s Manual
Table of Contents Introduction Package Contents................................................................. 1 Features ................................................................................ 1 System Requirements........................................................... 2 Hardware Setup .................................................................. 2 Driver Installation Driver Installation for Windows 98/98SE ............................. 3 Remove 1.
Introduction Thank you very much for purchasing the Transcend 1.8” Portable Hard Disk. This device is designed to expedite exchanging huge amounts of data between the 1.8” Portable Hard Disk and any desktop or notebook computers. With the astonishing storage capacity and strong data retention ability available on a 1.8” HDD, the ultra fast data transfer rate, super high mobility, and impressive appearance of the Transcend 1.8” Portable Hard Disk, you will enjoy an exciting new user experience.
System Requirements Desktop or notebook computer with USB port and one of following operating systems: • • • • • Windows® 98/98SE (Driver needed) Windows® 2000 Windows® Me Windows® XP Mac™ OS 9.1 or later Hardware Setup Please see the figure.
Driver Installation Driver Installation for Windows 98/98SE 1. Power on the computer where you will connect the 1.8” Portable Hard Disk and make sure the USB port is enabled and working properly. *Note: If you are using Windows 98/98SE, please don’t connect your 1.8” Portable Hard Disk to the computer until the driver is installed. 2. Insert the Driver CD into the CD-ROM drive. Run the Setup.exe program located within folder D:\Driver\Win98\ of the Driver CD (Where “D” is the CD-ROM drive letter). 3.
. The 1.8” Portable Hard Disk is now ready for use. You can find a new USB device in the Device Manager on System Properties window. Remove 1.8” Portable Hard Disk in Windows 98/98SE 1. Locate the green arrow icon mouse on the icon. on the system tray. Click left button of the 2. The Stop USB Mass Storage Device pop-up menu will appear. Click to enter the window. 3. An Information window will appear. Click OK to continue. 4. Your 1.
Uninstall Driver The driver of the 1.8” Portable Hard Disk can be uninstalled by running Add/Remove Programs in Settings/Control Panel. Please follow the on-screen instructions to complete the process. Using in Windows Me/2000/XP 1. Power on the computer where you will connect 1.8” Portable Hard Disk and make sure the USB port is enabled and working properly. 2. Connect the 1.8” Portable Hard Disk to the USB port of your computer. Your computer will automatically detect the 1.
Remove 1.8” Portable Hard Disk in Windows Me/2000/XP 1. Locate the green arrow icon mouse on the icon. on the system tray. Click left button of the 2. The Stop USB Mass Storage Device pop-up menu will appear. Click to remove the hardware. 3. The Safe To Remove Hardware window will appear. Click OK. 4. Your 1.8” Portable Hard Disk is now ready to be removed. *Note: If you don’t follow the above steps to remove the 1.
Using the 1.8” Portable Hard Disk in Mac OS 1. Complete hardware setup. You don’t need any advance driver for Mac. 2. Connect the 1.8” Portable Hard Disk to your Mac. A disk icon will appear on the desktop. You may use this device as if it were a Mac Hard Disk. 3. If you want to remove the 1.8” Portable Hard Disk, you must first drag and drop the corresponding disk icon into the trashcan. After the disk icon disappears, you can disconnect the 1.8” Portable Hard Disk.
ExBoot Express Backup Software ExBoot Express allows you to backup your computer’s hard drive to 1.8” Portable Hard Disk. Upon hard drive failure, you can rapidly boot your system from the external USB drive and restore the entire drive to the new hard drive. Features of ExBoot Express • • Full backup and restore of C drive Synchronization (obsolete files deleted from destination) Supported operating systems ExBoot Express can run on the Windows 2000 Professional, XP Home Edition and XP Professional.
To back up your hard drive: 1. Highlight your hard drive and click the Backup System Drive button. 2. Select the external USB drive that is the destination for the backup. If this is the first time that the drive has been used for backup, you will be led through a wizard to prepare it for backup. 3. (First time drive use) Select how the external USB drive should be partitioned. Transcend ExBoot Express needs one partition.
is new or has previously been configured with one large partition, you can select Use Existing Partition Table. If your disk has previously been configured with multiple small partitions, you should select Re-arrange Partition Table. 4. (First time drive use) If you chose to re-arrange the partition table, specify the size and format type for your partition(s). By default, the size of the first partition will be equal to the full size of your C drive.
6. Click Start to begin the backup. Rescan disks Click the Rescan Disks button any time you want to rescan your computer to discover new disks or remove disks that are no longer attached to your computer. Restore a drive The ability to quickly restore a drive after is crucial. With ExBoot, instead of needing to install the operating system and all of your applications on your replacement hard drive, you can rapidly boot your system from 1.
Note Book Compatibility Test Matrix NOTEBOOK VENDER IBM MODEL NUMBER BIOS FROM USB IBM XP Home PASS Thinkpad T30 IBM 2000 Pro PASS G40 2388GV1 IBM 1TET57WW XP Home PASS R40 2723CV1 IBM 1PET45WW (1.13) 2003/7/9 XP HOME PASS R40 26823V4 IBM 1OET43WW (1.09) 2003/7/10 XP HOME PASS R40 27222V1 IBM 1PET41WW (1.09) 2003/3/3 XP HOME PASS R40 2722CV1 IBM 1PET41WW (1.09) 2003/3/3 XP HOME PASS T40 237392V IBM 1RET34WW (1.05) 2003/5/15 XP Pro PASS X30 267233T IBM 1KET43WW (1.
Warning Never disconnect the USB cable while data is being transmitted. To avoid improper shutdown, open the transmitted file from its new location to ensure transmission has been completed. Any unauthorized attempt to disassemble the 1.8” Portable Hard Disk will void the limited warranty. Specifications Transfer Rate ······················Up to 480Mbits per second at high speed Power supply ······················DC 5V from USB port Storage media ·····················1.
1.8” Portable Hard Disk Limited Warranty “Above and beyond” is the standard we set ourselves for customer service at Transcend. We consistently position ourselves to be significantly above the industry norm. It’s all part of our commitment to Customer Satisfaction. All Transcend Information, Inc. (Transcend) products are warranted and tested to be free from defects in material and workmanship and to conform to the published specifications. During the warranty period should this Transcend 1.
